Chapter 13: The Getaway
"Zhuang Zhou?"
Zhuang Ming's hair stood on end, and he was frightened by the old man's words.
Tens of thousands of years ago, the Chinese sage Zhuangzi came to this world and knew that one day, a young man would come here on his butterfly!
It sounds incredible.
But the name of the dealer believed.
Since being held hostage by that group of mysterious people to explore the ruins of Zhuangzi, Zhuang Ming's original world view has already undergone earth-shaking changes, and now even if someone tells him that the legendary Pangu, Nuwa, and Sun Wukong are true, Zhuang Ming may believe it.
But even so, Zhuang Ming was still scared and covered in cold sweat.
Some of the previous speculations have been verified that this world and the earth are somehow connected.
The real history of the earth is also disguised by some force, and people now see ancient books about history, which are likely to have been rewritten.
Terrifying!
Zhuang Ming seems to have touched the corner of that real history, it seems to be a peerless beauty with a naked fruit body, only a light veil on her body, waiting for Zhuang Ming to unveil.
It is conceivable that the former land of China staged a vast and earth-shattering story!
It's so exciting!
"When Zhuang Zhou was born, he stepped on a butterfly, and with his amazing talent and talent, he interpreted the weaving dream to the point of being on a par with martial arts, and became the supreme powerhouse throughout the ages, shocking the world. He does not admire wealth and power, he goes alone, and he is free between heaven and earth. ”
The old man's eyes were full of reverence.
Zhuang Ming seems to have seen such a figure, he stepped on the colorful butterfly, came by the wind, and amazed for a while!
The old man sighed: "It's a pity, no matter how amazing the characters in this world are, I'm afraid they can't resist the ruthless years, after I die, with this remnant soul, I have lived in this valley for tens of thousands of years, and every other year, there are people who appear, and then ask them about Zhuang Zhou, they haven't even heard of it, haha, it's really ironic!"
"However, there are records of Zhuang Zhou in my hometown, but those records of the life of Zhuang Zhou, according to today, are only more than 2,000 years old. Zhuang Ming hesitated, but still told this unreasonable history, he hoped to get some hints from the old man.
"That can't be!"
The old man was very excited when he heard this, and he walked up to Zhuang Ming.
"Birth, old age, sickness and death are the natural avenues, Zhuang Zhou has pursued this avenue all his life, he will not do anything for the sake of immortality like others. ”
"In other words, immortality is possible?" Zhuang Ming couldn't help but ask.
The old man shook his head and sighed: "Under the way of heaven, nothing is eternal, even the world under our feet has a day of new birth and destruction, immortality, how can it really exist." ”
"It's just that under the way of heaven, there is always a glimmer of opportunity. Theoretically speaking, as long as you are alive, there must be one of the countless futures, which points to immortality."
Zhuang Ming jumped off the colorful butterfly and looked at the old man, a little puzzled.
If it can't exist, why is it said that there is a glimmer of life?
"Immortality is relative, for a creature who is only a hundred years old, the demon clan lives for more than a thousand years, it is considered immortal, and for a powerful creature, it can survive tens of thousands of years if it pays the price. ”
"Tens of thousands of years, that's amazing!" Zhuang Ming was amazed, he could really live for so long.
The old man smiled, he patted Zhuang Ming's shoulder and said, "Awesome?hahahahaha, believe me, that price can make your soul tremble." Those who continue to live are crazy, they live in pain for endless years for the sake of immortality, for that glimmer of life, and every day they live, the pain increases. Such an immortality, even if it is, is only a misguided path. ”
The old man sighed and said: "The person Zhuang Zhou looked down on the most back then was such a person, he often said that the way of heaven is natural, and he didn't even dare to accept nature, how could he comprehend the true avenue, no matter how long he lived, if he couldn't comprehend the avenue, what was the point of living?"
The old man admired Zhuang Zhou very much.
Zhuang Ming nodded, this is a little similar to the Zhuangzi in history, he couldn't help but murmured: "Chaowen Dao, you can die at night." ”
The old man's eyes lit up suddenly: "That's right! Zhuang Zhou said this at the beginning, and I also benefited a lot at that time." ”
Zhuang Ming smiled, and secretly said in his heart, this was originally said by Confucius, but I didn't expect Zhuangzi to steal it, it seems that all the traversers can't change the problem of plagiarism.
"Back then, Zhuang Zhou passed on my supreme exercises, but I was born stupid and couldn't comprehend the deep meaning, and today you are here, and I can finally hand over things to you. ”
The old man took out a jade slip from his arms and handed it to Zhuang Ming, looking a little lonely.
Zhuang Ming took the jade slip suspiciously, and couldn't help asking, "What is this?"
"This is the supreme exercise 'Easy Technique', and it is a supreme exercise for weaving dreams. Back then, Zhou Zhuang passed on the exercises to me and asked me to wait for you here, but for tens of thousands of years, I have been studying, and I always feel that this exercise is not complete, no matter what, I will hand it over to you today, and I can finally get liberation, but it's a pity that I can't smell the avenue!"
The old man sighed deeply, this was probably the only regret in his life: "If you put the jade slip in the center of your eyebrows, you will naturally obtain the exercises." ”
According to the old man's words, Zhuang Ming put the jade slip at the center of his eyebrows.
The jade slip faintly shimmered, and countless messages appeared in Zhuang Ming's mind.
This information is not a text, but a complete set of practices.
Not only weaving dreams, but also the method of refining the body meridians, and even the practice of the body method, but as the old man said, this exercise is incomplete!
Zhuang Ming felt that the cultivation method was complete, but he just felt that something was missing.
The old man touched his beard and looked at Zhuang Ming with a smile: "This exercise is one of the supreme methods in the world, if you can cultivate it, even if you only rely on martial arts cultivation, you can become the strongest existence in this heaven and earth, not to mention that weaving dreams is fundamental." It's a pity that I never understood the true meaning of this exercise. ”
Zhuang Ming didn't know what to say, and he felt sorry for the old man.
When the old man saw his appearance, he smiled: "Don't feel sorry for me, I have been there for tens of thousands of years, and many things have been seen." It was already a great blessing to be able to learn this technique back then, how dare you not be satisfied. It's you, since Zhuang Zhou has designated you as the inheritor of tens of thousands of years of time and space, you should be talented, I hope you can live up to his expectations and achieve his achievements back then. ”
The old man seemed to think of something again: "Oh, I almost forgot, Zhuang Zhou asked me to tell you a word back then." ”
Zhuang Ming listened curiously.
The old man spoke: "If the body is like a peng, the sky is boundless!"
Zhuang Ming was stunned, he scratched his head in confusion, and he didn't understand the meaning of this sentence. , but soon, his eyes widened.
"Getaway!"
"What did you say?" the old man looked at him.
Zhuang Ming said excitedly: "I know why the Xiaoyao Jue is incomplete, it only has the form, but not the meaning, Zhuangzi hid the meaning of the Xiaoyao Jue in another book!"
The old man was stunned when he heard this, his voice trembled, and he was even more excited than Zhuang Ming: "You know that book." ”
"I know, I'll recite it to you. ”
Zhuang Ming is a professor of history, and he is deeply in love with ancient civilizations, and Zhuangzi's getaway, he can recite it with his eyes closed.
"There is a fish in the North Underworld, and its name is Kun. The Kun is so big that I don't know how many thousands of miles it is. Turned into a bird, its name is Peng. Peng's back, I don't know how many thousands of miles it is, and it flies angrily, its wings are like clouds hanging from the sky......"
In just a moment, Zhuang Ming memorized the full text of the getaway.
The old man had closed his eyes, and the surrounding valley was beginning to change vaguely. There seems to be a boundless sea looming, a huge fish, swallowing the seawater, sometimes turning into a whirlpool, sometimes turning into a column of water, the fish soared into the sky, incarnated into Peng, covering the sky and the sun, and disappeared in an instant.
......
Zhuang Ming looked at this small valley in surprise, constantly changing, evolving all things in heaven and earth, Zhuang Ming had a strong feeling, these evolved things, none of them are false, if the old man is willing, these illusions will manifest.
This old man is afraid that he is one of the strongest in heaven and earth!
The old man slowly opened his eyes, and looked at Zhuang Ming's expression with a somewhat complicated expression.
"I didn't expect that when I was dying, I would be able to hear the Great Road, hahahaha, it's worth it, it's worth it!"
He looked at Zhuang Ming and pointed to the willow tree on the side: "I know why you came, Somnambula is there, you go and get it." ”
Zhuang Ming followed his gaze and saw that the willow tree had been broken, and a palm-sized dream crystal in the heart of the tree was flowing with vibrant greenery.
He looked at the old man, a little embarrassed, he knew that as long as he took out the dream crystal, the old man would disappear.
The old man looked at him and smiled: "Go, child, I have died a long time ago, and now this remnant soul should have dissipated a long time ago, and now I have nothing to ask for." ”
Zhuang Ming gritted his teeth, jumped onto Caidie's back, and took out the dream crystal in the heart of the tree.
The canyon began to shatter, and the old man's smiling figure began to blur.
Zhuang Ming couldn't help but turn around.
When he can't make a change, all he can do is keep going.